For starters: Miami Heat at Indiana Pacers

January 8, 2013|By Ira Winderman, South Florida Sun Sentinel

INDIANAPOLIS — A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Tuesday's 7 p.m. game between the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Sun Sports):

Starting lineups

MIAMI HEAT (23-9)

Center: Chris Bosh

Power forward: Udonis Haslem

Small forward: LeBron James

Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade

Point guard: Mario Chalmers

Inactive: Dexter Pittman.

INDIANA PACERS (20-14)

Center: Roy Hibbert

Power forward: David West

Small forward: Paul George

Shooting guard: Lance Stephenson

Point guard: George Hill

Inactive: Danny Granger. Miles Plumlee.

Referees: Joe Crawford, Curtis Blair, Pat Fraher.

Pregame note of note: The Pacers have held their last 20 opponents to an average of 88.2 points on .418 shooting. The Pacers rank as the league's second best defensive unit in terms of defensive scoring average (89.8) and the best in terms of defensive field-goal percentage (.414).